Removing emulsion paint from plaster wall

Martyn_H

Hello

I've removed artex from a bathroom wall as it was trapping black mould. I would like to repaint straight onto the old plaster after preparation, but the emulsion applied by a previous owner has only come away in patches. I've used a steam stripper but it hasn't removed all the old paint.

Short of using a wallpaper scraper which is very laborious, has anyone used a chemical paint stripper with success?

Thank you.

Martyn_H

Any takers?

angelavdavis

You might be better with a sander - not a nice job though.

Martyn_H

I tried with a detail sander to no avail but it'll be useful for smoothing the walls once I've removed the paint.

This might help:

http://www.ackosdiydecorative.com/home-strip-water-based-safe-to-use-paint--varnish-remover-1-ltr-862-p.asp

nickj_2

you can get a water based paint stripper which would be much safer than using nitromors , however it may just be a case of elbow grease and scraper